Labels: City, cityscape, Dezfoul, Dezful, Iran, minarate, people
Sunday, November 01, 2026
Dezfoul, Iran, April 1992
دزفول، سَرمیدون گَپ (سرمیدان بزرگ)، فروردین
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مناره بتونی سبزقبا در پسزمینه دیده میشه. این پروژه نمونهای از ولع بیهوده گسترش فیزیکی نامتناسب بود که باعث تخریب بافت تاریخی اطرافش شد. این بارگاه که زمانی مکانی دلنشین با معماری متناسب بود، با آغاز این توسعه برای چند دهه بدل به کارگاه ساختمانی شد و گمانم هنوز هم واقعا تکمیل نشده است
Friday, October 30, 2026
By the Gutter: Dezful, Summer 1990 Looking back, the gutter was less about drainage and more a place to sit, meet, and chat
بر لب «جوب»: دزفول، تابستان
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فکرش رو که میکنم، جوب بیش از اینکه برای دفع فاضلاب باشه، جایی برای نشستن و گپ و گو بود
Labels: Black and White, BnW, children, cityscape, Dezfool, Dezfoul, Iran, kids, people, Portrait
Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Sunday, June 01, 2025
A typical hot April day commuting on a local train, Mumbai, April 2010. [From my archive]
تردّد معمولی در یک روز گرم آوریل در قطار محلی، بمبئی، ۲۰۱۰. از مجموعه عکسهای سومین سفر میدانیام به بمبئی
Labels: Black and White, BnW, Bombay, local train, Mumbai, people, Portrait
Tuesday, July 05, 2016
Monday, July 04, 2016
Friday, March 01, 2013

Time Square,one of the most celebrated places in New York City,February 2013

Labels: City, cityscape, New York, people, public space, Time Square, USA
Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Dockyard Rd Station, Mumbai, December 2009
I am working on a paper for which I was reviewing my photos taken during fieldwork in Mumbai. I Picked that one to post it here, showing neither I nor my photoblog has died.

Labels: Bombay, cityscape, Dockyard Raod Station, India, Mumbai, people, rail, Station
Monday, January 24, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011

Bohras: Bohran Mohalla during a Muharram Majilis, Bendhi Bazaar, Mumbai, India, December 2010
This shot is taken in same place as previous shot during a Muharram Majlis (service session) in Bohra Mohalla (quarter) in the south of Mumbai.
Dawoodi Bohras are Shia-Ismaeilis originally from Gujarat of India. Bohra ladies dress distinguish light and colourful Rida; such a dress and hijab is back to the early 1970s when the orthodox versus reformist clash in the community reached its peak, and the spiritual head of community made the wearing of the dress compulsory.

Labels: Bohra, dress, hijab, India, Muharram, Mumbai, people, religous
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Bohras’ Majlis of Muharram: Bohra Mohalla, Bendhi Bazzar, Mumbai, Indian, December 2010
Dawoodi Bohras are Shia Ismaili, but differ from Agha-Khani Ismaili; they follow Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin who is their spiritual head. Bohras are commemorating Muharram by Majlies and not taking out procession. This year, Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin delivered his sermons at in Bendhi bazaar.
As the Times of India (TOI) reported; ‘Since the Syedna's speech is considered sacred for every Bohra, there was a great rush to be at his Majlis. The attendees received their invitations after registering by e-mail. Nearly two lakh Bohras from across the world are in town and around 32,000 get to sit in the massive mosque at a time. Those who have not found a place at the mosque see him on screens set up at 60 relay centres across the city and suburbs’ (TOI, December 14, 2010, ).
I had the privilege of attending and observing the majilis at Bendhi Bazar. The crowd gathered in the street to catch a glimpse of their spiritual leader, who would pass over a temporary bridge, from where I took this shot. The bridge temporarily connects Seifi Masjid and Rowda al-Tahera.
دعودی بورا یا به اختصار بورا اجتماعی از شیعیان اسماعیلی هستند اما متفاوت از اسماعیلیان آقا خانی یا به اصطلاح
اسماعیلیان نزاری هستند اگر چه بورا ها اصالتا هندی هستند اما در طی دوران کلونی در اطراف جهان بخصوص آفریقا پراکند شده اند
رهبر معنوی بوراها سیدنا محمد برهان الدین است وی در واقع داعی مطلق محسوب میشود
تصویر امروز را از روی پلی که میان مسجد صیفی و روضه الطاهره به طور موقت ساخته شده بود گرفته ام
مردان بورا همگی لباس سفید میپوشند و خانم ها هم بر اساس دستور مذهبی لباس روشن و رنگین به تن میکنند
امسال بخاطر آنکه رهبر معنوی بورا ها در بمبئی مراسم روضه محرم را برگزار میکرد چند صد هزار بورا از اطراف جهان به بمبئی آمده بودند

Labels: Ashura, Bohra, cityscape, India, Majilis, Muharram, Mumbai, people, religous, Shia




















